Appearance as an Advocate

1 CMC § 8536 — under Conflict of Interest.

1 CMC § 8536

TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT

DIVISION 8: PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT

§ 8536. Appearance as an Advocate. (a) A nonelected public official or public employee shall not appear as the advocate of another person before a Commonwealth governmental entity. (b) A public official or public employee may appear in an advocacy role before a Commonwealth governmental entity on behalf of: (1) The public official or public employee in the public official or employee’s personal capacity; (2) A member of the public official’s immediate family; or (3) The governmental entity that is the public official or public employee’s principal employer. (c) This section does not limit a public official or public employee from appearing before a Commonwealth governmental entity on a purely ministerial matter which does not require discretion on the part of the governmental entity. Source: PL 8-11, § 1 (§ 8436).